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Books by Robert Wright mentioned on podcasts
Robert Wright and his works have been discussed across multiple podcast episodes, notably on Modern Wisdom, The Joe Rogan Experience, and Huberman Lab. Chris Williamson mentioned reading Wright's 1991 or 1992 book The Moral Animal early on, noting that while some elements have faced the replication crisis, much of it holds up and served as his introduction to evolutionary psychology. This sentiment was echoed by other hosts on Modern Wisdom, who also credited The Moral Animal as their entry point into the field. In addition to that work, Wright's book Why Buddhism is True frequently comes up in conversations regarding mental health and human emotion. On Modern Wisdom, the host highlighted a core idea from the book regarding the fundamental choice between becoming aware of mental afflictions or remaining ruled by them. Similarly, guest Coleman Ruiz mentioned on Huberman Lab that he had taken an online course taught by Robert Wright, further connecting the author's public-facing philosophy and educational outreach with enthusiastic discussions among prominent podcast hosts and their guests regarding evolutionary biology, human nature, and mindfulness practices.
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The Moral Animal
The Moral Animal by Robert Wright is an influential exploration of evolutionary psychology that examines how natural selection has shaped human nature, morality, relationships, and social behavior.
Discussed“I've told you this before, but you wrote probably the most influential book in my life, which was The Moral Animal, and it was the thing that got me started on the trajectory of thinking about evolutionary psychology”
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Why Buddhism is True
Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright is an exploration of evolutionary psychology and ancient Buddhist philosophy that examines how the human mind creates suffering and how mindfulness can alter our perception of reality.
Recommended“Yeah, this is gorgeous idea from Robert Wright's Why Buddhism Is True.”
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Nonzero
Nonzero by Robert Wright is a foundational book of nonfiction that explores the long-term historical trajectory of human cooperation and the growing nonzero-sum dynamics among nations.
Discussed“You know, I've been arguing, I mean, I I had a book called Nonzero that was about this that that you know, 26 years ago or something. That was about the growing nonzero-sum dynamic among nations.”
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The God Test
The God Test by Robert Wright is a thought-provoking book that explores profound questions regarding religion, science, and human belief systems.
Recommended“Uh the final one was written by an old friend of mine, Bob Wright. Uh the God Test. Um I think it actually, you know, he's been covering artificial intelligence really since the 1980s.”
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Three scientists and their gods
Discussed“So, my first book, and it's funny because I now have I mean, three of the six books I've written have the word God or gods in the title... That book was called Three Scientists and Their Gods, my first book.”
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